1. a somewhat elongated, two-valved seed vessel, as that of the pea or bean.
2. a dehiscent fruit or pericarp having several seeds.
3. Entomology.
• an insect egg case.
• a compact mass of insect eggs.
4. a streamlined enclosure, housing, or detachable container of some kind: an engine pod under the wing of an aircraft.
5. a protective compartment, as for an automobile's instrument gauges.
6. bubble (def. 11b): I've agreed with some friends to become part of their pandemic pod.
7. an orebody that has an elongated or lenticular shape.
8. a cluster of brief commercials or spot announcements.

9. to produce pods.
10. to swell out like a pod.

1. a group of aquatic animals, especially marine mammals: a pod of walruses.
2. a small flock of birds.

1. podcast: What pods do you listen to?I'll be podding about the film next week.We should pod all the discussions we're having leading up to our trip.

1. the straight groove or channel in the body of certain augers or bits.
2. pad¹ (def. 15b).

1. port of debarkation.

1. a learned borrowing from Greek meaning “foot,” used in the formation of compound words: pododynia.

1. a combining form meaning “one having a foot” of the kind or number specified by the initial element; often corresponding to New Latin class names ending in -poda, with -pod used in English to name a single member of such a class: cephalopod.

1. pissed off.

1. pay on delivery.
2. Post Office Department.

• the fruit of any leguminous plant, consisting of a long two-valved case that contains seeds and splits along both sides when ripe
• the seedcase as distinct from the seeds
2. any similar fruit
3. a streamlined structure attached by a pylon to an aircraft and used to house a jet engine (podded engine), fuel tank, armament, etc
4. an enclosed cabin suspended from a cable or a big wheel, for carrying passengers

5. to remove the pod or shell from (peas, beans, etc)
6. (of a plant) to produce pods

1. a small group of animals, esp seals, whales, or birds

1. a straight groove along the length of certain augers and bits
2. the socket that holds the bit in a boring tool

1. pay on delivery

2. print on demand

1. indicating a certain type or number of feet

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